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Allied Ships hit by U-boats


Achilles


NameAchilles
Type:Steam merchant
Tonnage1.815 tons
Completed1906 - Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij NV, Amsterdam 
OwnerNV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij (KNSM), Amsterdam 
HomeportAmsterdam 
Date of attack1 Oct, 1942Nationality:      Dutch
 
FateSunk by U-202 (Günter Poser)
Position09.06N, 59.48W - Grid EO 1465
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Complement36 (1 dead and 35 survivors).
Convoy 
RouteDemerara - Trinidad 
Cargo1820 tons of sugar and general cargo 
History Completed in September 1906 
Notes on loss At 22.41 hours on 1 Oct, 1942, the unescorted Achilles was hit aft by one torpedo from U-202 and sank immediately after being hit amidships by a coup de grâce at 23.01 hours. 


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